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[Testsbuject]

Hi folks,

I have recently setup a Virtual Machine running DOS 6.22 with Mouse, CD-ROM, and Sound Drivers. Everything working great, have played a number of games on this little beast, but since I have downloaded BlackThorne I have not been able to get this game to run. For some reason everytime I run the setup.exe file, I keep getting an error message saying that the setup file needs to be run from the same directory as data.dat.

Anyone got any ideas, as I am really desperate to get this game running.

Thanks

[Icewolf]

Hm, I'd do what I'm told to in that case.
Just look up data.dat and see whether it is there or not.

[Dark Piedone]

Does that file is in the same place with the game executables, doaes that file even exists ?


If not, you should download again the game... I think...

[Testsbuject]

QUOTE(Dark Piedone @ Jul 11 2006, 10:18 AM) [snapback]242690[/snapback]

Does that file is in the same place with the game executables, doaes that file even exists ?


If not, you should download again the game... I think...
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Yep there is a directory in the root of C:\ called BLACK which contains all the files extracted from the BlackThorne Zip file (this includes the data.dat file). Also I have downloaded this file again.

[Testsbuject]

Ok, did some fiddling about and found that for some reason if you move the black thorne file into a folder on the root of c:\ it knows where the data.dat file is. Ran through the setup, went to run the game and I now just get a black screen, and nothing else. :wallbash:

[Abi79]

QUOTE(TestSubjec @ Jul 11 2006, 12:48 PM) [snapback]242699[/snapback]

Ok, did some fiddling about and found that for some reason if you move the black thorne file into a folder on the root of c:\ it knows where the data.dat file is. Ran through the setup, went to run the game and I now just get a black screen, and nothing else. :wallbash: [/b]

I can't help you with the black screen since I don't use DOSBox, but I want to thank you anyway for the data.dat error solving (I had experienced that problem also). You're my hero!

[Testsbuject]

QUOTE(Abi79 @ Jul 11 2006, 11:02 AM) [snapback]242701[/snapback]

QUOTE(TestSubjec @ Jul 11 2006, 12:48 PM) [snapback]242699[/snapback]

Ok, did some fiddling about and found that for some reason if you move the black thorne file into a folder on the root of c:\ it knows where the data.dat file is. Ran through the setup, went to run the game and I now just get a black screen, and nothing else. :wallbash: [/b]

I can't help you with the black screen since I don't use DOSBox, but I want to thank you anyway for the data.dat error solving (I had experienced that problem also). You're my hero!
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I don't use DOSBox either, I have just setup a virtual machine running DOS 6.22.

How have you got it working??

[The Fifth Horseman]

Virtual machines can have compatibility problems too. Which one did you try? Microsoft Virtual PC? Maybe try a different one?